Table of Contents, Important Safety Information

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . .1

Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Serial Number Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 1: Assembly and Set-up . . . . . .13

Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Hydraulic Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

PTO To Drawbar Set-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Tractor Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Bleeding The Fold Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Section 2: Operating Instructions . . . . .16

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

U-Joint Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Constant Velocity Driveline Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Pre-Operation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Section 3: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Center Deck Height Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cutting Height Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Belt Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Section 4: Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Ball Swivel Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Cutting Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Low Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Medium Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

High Lift Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mulching Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Accessory Part Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Section 5: Maintenance and Lubrication 23

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Servicing Mower Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Blade Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Blade Removal And Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Blade Sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Blade Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

V-Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Driveline Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Clutches With 8-Alan Head Socket Bolts . . . . . 27

Clutches With 4-Tightening Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Clutch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Clutches With 8-Alan Head Socket Bolts . . . . . 28

Clutches With 4-Tightening Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Tires With Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Driveline Constant Velocity Shaft . . . . . . . . . . 31

Driveline Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Inner Tube of Driveline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wheel Support Bushings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wheel Bushings (Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . . 32

Wheel Bushings (Gauge Wheels) . . . . . . . . . . 33

Wheel Bushings (Transport Hubs) . . . . . . . . . . 33

Bearing in Blade Spindle Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

4-Way Gear Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Mower Deck Gear Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Section 6: Specifications & Capacities .36

Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . .42

Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . .44

Section 9: Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Torque Values Chart for Common Bolt Sizes . . . . 46

Tire Inflation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Land Pride provides this publication “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Land Pride reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.

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Printed in the United States of America.

AFM4011, AFM4014 and AFM4016 All Flex Grooming Mowers 315-160M

7/28/06

Land Pride AFM4016 Table of Contents, Important Safety Information, Introduction, Adjustments

Models: AFM4016